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===Ẹẹ́rìndínlógún=== Ẹẹ́rìndínlógún (from the [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]] ''owó mẹ́rìndínlógún'' "sixteen cowries", literally "four taken from 20") is a cowrie-shell divination method practiced in the [[Yoruba religion]]. The number 16 holds important significance in Yoruba faith as it was the purported number of original divinities that established life on earth. In merindinlogun divination, the shells are thrown and the number of shells that fall with the opening facing up is associated with a certain odu. This system of divination is used when consulting the Orishas.
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